text_original: It followed that the same law of inheritance that held good for the lands of the nobles came to be applied to the kingdom, The Frank system of inheritance was 48 THE DAWN OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE Nobles Warriors Scit's ami slaves equal division between all the male descendants of the family. Accordingly we shall find that on the death of a Frankish king his kingdom was divided among his sons — an arrangement that gave rise to continual con  tests.
text_transcription: IT FOLLOWED THAT THE SAME LAW OF INHERITANCE THAT HELD GOOD FOR THE LANDS OF THE NOBLES CAME TO BE APPLIED TO THE KINGDOM THE FRANK SYSTEM OF INHERITANCE WAS EQUAL DIVISION BETWEEN ALL THE MALE DESCENDANTS OF THE FAMILY ACCORDINGLY WE SHALL FIND THAT ON THE DEATH OF A FRANKISH KING HIS KINGDOM WAS DIVIDED AMONG HIS SONS AN ARRANGEMENT THAT GAVE RISE TO CONTINUAL CONTESTS
phonemes: ɪt fˈɑːloʊd ðætðə sˈeɪm lˈɔː ʌv ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns ðæt hˈɛld ɡˈʊd fɚðə lˈændz ʌvðə nˈoʊbəlz kˈeɪm təbi ɐplˈaɪd tə ðə kˈɪŋdəm, ðə fɹˈæŋk sˈɪstəm ʌv ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns wʌz fˈɔːɹɾi ˈeɪt ðə dˈɔːn ʌv mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl jˈʊɹɹəp nˈoʊbəlz wˈɔːɹɪɚz sˈɪts ˈɑːmi slˈeɪvz ˈiːkwəl dᵻvˈɪʒən bᵻtwˌiːn ˈɔːl ðə mˈeɪl dᵻsˈɛndənts ʌvðə fˈæmɪli. ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋli wiːʃˌɐl fˈaɪnd ðæt ɔnðə dˈɛθ əvə fɹˈæŋkɪʃ kˈɪŋ hɪz kˈɪŋdəm wʌz dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ɐmˌʌŋ hɪz sˈʌnz — ɐn ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənt ðæt ɡˈeɪv ɹˈaɪz tə kəntˈɪnjuːəl kˈɑːn tˈɛsts.